Editing Selenge Province

{{Short description|Province (aimag) of Mongolia}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Selenge aimag
| native_name                     = Сэлэнгэ аймаг<br>{{MongolUnicode|ᠰᠡᠯᠡᠩᠭᠡ}}{{MongolUnicode|ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ}}
| native_name_lang                = mn
| settlement_type                 = [[Provinces of Mongolia|Province]]
| image_skyline                   = Selenga.jpg
| image_alt                       = 
| image_caption                   = The [[Selenge River]]
| image_flag                      = Mn flag selenge aimag 1999.svg
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| flag_border                     = no
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| image_shield                    = Mn coa selenge aimag 1999.svg
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| image_map                       = Selenge in Mongolia.svg
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| coordinates                     = {{coord|49|45|N|106|30|E|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint                   = 
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| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = Mongolia
| established_title               = Established
| established_date                = {{Start date|1934}}
| founder                         = 
| seat_type                       = Capital
| seat                            = [[Sükhbaatar (city)|Sükhbaatar]]
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| unit_pref                       = Metric<!-- or US or UK -->
| area_footnotes                  = 
| area_total_km2                  = 41152.63
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| population_total                = 108768
| population_as_of                = 2017
| population_density_km2          = auto
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| demographics_type2 = GDP
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, by region, aimags and the Capital|url=https://www.1212.mn/en/statistic/statcate/573052/table-view/DT_NSO_0500_007V1
|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2023-12-06|publisher=Mongolian Statistical Information Service|website=www.1212.mn}}</ref>
| demographics2_title1 = Total
| demographics2_info1 = [[Mongolian tögrög |MNT]] 10,024 billion<br />[[US$]] 0.3 billion (2022)
| demographics2_title2 = Per capita
| demographics2_info2 = MNT 21,692,300<br />US$ 3,026 (2022)
| timezone1                       = UTC+8
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| area_code                       = +976 (0)136
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| registration_plate              = СЭ_
| iso_code                        = MN-049
| website                         = {{URL|selenge.gov.mn}}
| footnotes                       = 
}}
'''Selenge''' ({{langx|mn|Сэлэнгэ}}) is one of the 21 [[Aimags of Mongolia|aimags]] (provinces) of [[Mongolia]], located in the north of the country. The name is derived from the [[Selenga|Selenge river]]. The capital is [[Sükhbaatar (city)|Sükhbaatar]].

The province of [[Darkhan-Uul Province|Darkhan-Uul]], and its capital [[Darkhan (city)|Darkhan]], is located as an enclave inside Selenge.

==History==
In 1994, a portion of its area was taken out to form the [[Darkhan-Uul Province]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Buyanjargal|date=5 April 2017|url=https://montsame.mn/jp/read/129466|title=Political system|work=Mongolian National News Agency|access-date=14 March 2025}}</ref>

==Geology==
The province has a total forest area of 19,000 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{cite news|last=M.|first=Sambuunyam|date=5 May 2023|url=https://montsame.mn/en/read/318374|title=Selenge Aimag's Efforts to Expand Forests|work=Mongolian National News Agency|access-date=8 January 2025}}</ref>

== Administrative subdivisions ==
[[Image:Mongolia Selenge sum map.png|thumb|Sums of Selenge]]

{| class="wikitable"
|+ The [[Sums of Mongolia|Sums]] of Selenge aimag<ref name="Stat2008">[http://www.statis.mn/portal/content_files/comppmedia/cxls0x394.xls Selenge Aimag Statistical Office. Selenge Aimag Sums Review 2000-2008] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722221350/http://www.statis.mn/portal/content_files/comppmedia/cxls0x394.xls |date=July 22, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
! Sum
! Selenge
! Population <br>(2000)
! Population <br>(2002)
! Population <br>(2004)
! Population <br>(2006)
! Population <br>(2008)
! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<ref name="site">[http://www.selenge.mn/soums_info.htm Official site of the Selenge aimag] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118095515/http://www.selenge.mn/soums_info.htm |date=November 18, 2007 }}</ref>
! Density (/km<sup>2</sup>)
|-
|[[Altanbulag, Selenge|Altanbulag]]   || {{lang|mn|Алтанбулаг  }} ||3,489||4,003||3,783 ||4,255 ||4,545||2100.30  ||2.16 
|-
|[[Baruunbüren]]                      || {{lang|mn|Баруунбүрэн  }} ||2,939||2,430||2,430  ||2,378 ||2,702||2814.54  ||0.96   
|-
|[[Bayangol, Selenge|Bayangol]]       || {{lang|mn|Баянгол  }} ||5,391||5,015||4,264  ||4,512 ||5,028||1976.28  ||2.54   
|-
|[[Javkhlant, Selenge|Javkhlant]]     || {{lang|mn|Жавхлант  }} ||1,767||1,921||1,838  ||1,704 ||1,827||1189.70  ||1.54
|- 
|[[Khüder]]                           || {{lang|mn|Хүдэр  }} ||1,799||1,772||1,838  ||1,936 ||2,078||2838.65  ||0.73 
|-
|[[Khushaat]]                         || {{lang|mn|Хушаат  }} ||1,406||1,679||1,946  ||1,654 ||1,585||2010.15  ||0.79 
|-
|[[Mandal, Selenge|Mandal]]           || {{lang|mn|Мандал  }} ||23,964||22,645||22,864  ||22,975 ||23,646||4843.73  ||4.88 
|-
|[[Orkhon, Selenge|Orkhon]]           || {{lang|mn|Орхон  }} ||2,817||2,467||2,106  ||2,006 ||2,165||1306.27  ||1.66 
|-
|[[Orkhontuul]]                       || {{lang|mn|Орхонтуул  }} ||3,760||4,016||3,398  ||3,248 ||2,952||2940.83  ||1.00 
|-
|[[Sant, Selenge|Sant]]               || {{lang|mn|Сант  }} ||2,062||2,050||2,033  ||2,054 ||2,056|| 1387.06 ||1.48 
|-
|[[Saikhan, Selenge|Saikhan]]         || {{lang|mn|Сайхан  }} ||8,737||8,795||8,282  ||8,100 ||8,285||1311.87  ||6.32 
|- 
|[[Shaamar, Selenge|Shaamar]]         || {{lang|mn|Шаамар  }} ||4,809||4,157||3,783  ||3,944 ||4,158||671.91  ||6.19 
|-
|[[Sükhbaatar (city)|Sükhbaatar]]<sup>*</sup>   || {{lang|mn|Сүхбаатар  }} ||22,374||21,076||20,025  ||19,916 ||19,626||45.35  ||432.77
|- 
|[[Tsagaannuur, Selenge|Tsagaannuur]] || {{lang|mn|Цагааннуур  }} ||4,153||4,221||3,919  ||4,005 ||4,257||3814.72  ||1.12 
|-
|[[Tüshig]]                           || {{lang|mn|Түшиг  }} ||1,899||1,725||1,608  ||1,552 ||1,420||2492.82  ||0.57 
|-
|[[Yeröö]]                            || {{lang|mn|Ерөө  }} ||6,077||5,677||5,531  ||5,630 ||5,792||8203.51  ||0.71 
|-
|[[Züünbüren]]                        || {{lang|mn|Зүүнбүрэн  }} ||2,507||2,226||2,373  ||2,201 ||2,468||1204.94  ||2.05 
|-
|[[Züünkharaa, Selenge|Züünkharaa]]   || {{lang|mn|Зүүнхараа  }} || - || - || - || - || - || - || - 
|-
|}

<sup>*</sup> The aimag capital [[Sükhbaatar (city)|Sükhbaatar]].

==Economy==
In 2018, the province contributed to 2.12% of the total national GDP of Mongolia.<ref>{{cite web|date=October 2022|url=https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-documents/51106/51106-001-tacr-en_4.pdf|title=Mongolia: Human Settlements Development Program (Development Oriented Aimag Plans – Volume 1)|website=Asian Development Bank|access-date=27 February 2025}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Commons category|Selenge Aimag}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = {{flag|Selenge}} Province (surrounds {{flag|Darkhan-Uul}} Province)
|North     = {{flag|Buryatia}} and {{flag|Zabaykalsky Krai}}, {{flag|Russia}}
|Northeast = 
|East      = {{flag|Khentii}} Province
|Southeast = 
|South     = {{flag|Töv}} Province
|Southwest = {{flag|Orkhon}} Province
|West      = {{flag|Bulgan}} Province
|Northwest = 
}}

{{Provinces of Mongolia}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Selenge Province| ]]
[[Category:Provinces of Mongolia]]
[[Category:States and territories established in 1934]]
[[Category:1934 establishments in Mongolia]]


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